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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TXZ012-172100-
AMARILLO-POTTER TX
35.23N 101.70W ELEV. 3585 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 65 92 66 93
TEMP 68 64 74 83 86 88 78 72 67 66 76 85 89 89 79 73 69 66 78 87 91 92
DEWPT 64 62 62 60 58 57 59 61 62 62 62 60 59 57 59 61 62 63 63 60 59 57
MIN/MAX RH 35 87 33 90 31
RH 87 93 66 46 39 35 52 68 84 87 62 43 37 34 50 66 78 90 60 40 34 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S SE S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 10 10 11 10 12 14 14 13 12 11 11 6 10 13 13 10 9 8 8 9 12 13
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B2 FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%) 23 25 34 29 58 40 27 16 11 20 11 9 71 21 22 9 5 8 7 15 32 13
POP 12HR 10 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 7 7 6 1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 5 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 7 9 8
VENT RATE 7 6 32 68 88 91 21 15 10 12 35 57 94 67 14 9 7 6 29 64113114
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S S SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 14 12 12 11 13 17 19 19 18 17 16 8 11 16 17 17 14 12 11 10 13 16
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 97 71 99 72 99 72 101
TEMP 76 69 90 94 79 72 92 98 80 73 92 96 80 73 94 99
DEWPT 60 62 59 54 57 60 57 50 55 58 54 47 51 54 49 43
MAX/MIN RH 81 25 66 20 59 19 51 15
RH 58 78 35 26 47 66 31 20 42 59 28 19 36 51 22 15
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5
TXZ016-172100-
BOOTLEG RAWS-DEAF SMITH TX
34.82N 102.78W ELEV. 4103 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 90 62 91
TEMP 68 62 73 82 87 86 75 69 65 63 74 84 88 87 76 70 65 63 77 86 90 89
DEWPT 62 62 63 60 57 57 61 62 62 62 63 61 59 58 61 62 63 63 64 61 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 35 97 35 100 34
RH 81100 71 47 36 38 61 78 90 97 69 46 37 38 61 76 92 99 64 44 35 36
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S SW S S SE S S S SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 8 8 9 9 9 11 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 9 9 6 5 4 5 6 9 11
CLOUDS B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 72 37 14 25 50 30 15 30 38 40 27 43 22 20 21 13 15 13 2 15 27 32
POP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT 1 <1 2 7 8 7 1 1 <1 <1 2 8 9 4 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 9 7
VENT RATE 14 6 21 62 73 82 20 18 7 7 32 64 75 44 11 7 6 5 25 60 85 89
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 13 10 11 10 10 13 18 19 14 12 14 9 9 11 14 14 12 11 12 9 10 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 94 66 96 67 97 67 99
TEMP 72 65 88 91 75 68 90 94 76 68 90 94 77 69 92 96
DEWPT 62 62 60 56 59 61 59 53 57 59 55 49 51 54 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 93 28 77 25 72 21 59 18
RH 71 90 39 31 58 77 35 25 52 72 31 22 41 59 24 18
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 5 0 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
TXZ008-172100-
BORGER-HUTCHINSON TX
35.71N 101.40W ELEV. 2762 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 69 97 70 99
TEMP 71 68 78 86 91 90 81 76 71 69 80 89 94 93 83 77 72 70 82 91 97 95
DEWPT 63 64 63 61 60 59 62 63 64 64 63 61 59 59 62 63 64 65 64 61 59 58
MIN/MAX RH 33 84 30 83 28
RH 76 88 60 42 35 36 53 65 77 84 57 39 31 33 49 62 76 83 54 37 29 30
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 9 9 10 13 13 10 9 8 9 4 6 10 11 6 5 4 4 6 9 12
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 16 15 26 40 43 31 6 14 25 7 1 2 37 21 16 7 4 7 6 9 12 16
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 7 8 6 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8
VENT RATE 7 5 35 66 85 83 19 12 9 7 43 58 80100 14 8 6 5 28 68 95100
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 12 10 12 10 11 16 19 18 14 14 17 8 9 16 17 16 12 11 11 9 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 102 75 104 75 104 75 106
TEMP 80 72 94 98 83 76 96100 83 75 94 99 83 75 96101
DEWPT 62 64 59 55 60 62 58 52 58 60 55 49 54 57 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 74 22 62 20 59 18 52 15
RH 55 74 32 24 45 62 28 20 44 59 26 19 37 52 21 16
PWIND DIR S SW S S SE SE S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
TXZ008-172100-
CEDAR RAWS-HUTCHINSON TX
35.68N 101.57W ELEV. 3103 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 92 69 94 69 95
TEMP 69 68 76 84 88 88 80 75 71 69 78 86 90 90 82 76 71 69 80 88 93 92
DEWPT 63 63 62 60 58 58 61 62 63 64 63 60 58 58 61 63 63 64 63 60 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 34 84 33 84 29
RH 83 86 63 44 36 36 54 66 78 84 60 43 35 35 51 63 76 84 57 40 31 31
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S S S
WIND SPD 9 9 10 9 10 12 13 12 11 10 10 5 8 10 12 9 6 6 5 6 10 12
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 14 20 27 36 41 32 11 8 19 16 1 1 29 19 13 4 3 7 7 9 10 11
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 7 8 6 1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
VENT RATE 7 5 36 64 86 80 21 14 11 8 41 57 76 88 9 9 6 6 32 69 97104
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 13 11 13 10 12 14 19 19 17 14 17 8 9 14 17 16 12 12 12 10 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 99 74 101 74 100 75 102
TEMP 79 72 90 95 82 75 92 97 82 75 91 96 82 75 93 98
DEWPT 61 63 59 54 59 61 57 52 57 60 55 49 53 56 50 46
MAX/MIN RH 75 24 62 22 59 20 52 17
RH 56 75 35 26 46 62 32 22 44 59 30 21 36 52 23 17
PWIND DIR S SW S S S SE S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 0 5
TXZ006-172100-
DALHART-HARTLEY TX
36.03N 102.55W ELEV. 3913 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 90 63 92 63 94
TEMP 66 62 76 85 89 88 78 71 67 64 77 87 91 90 79 72 67 63 79 89 94 92
DEWPT 60 61 62 58 56 56 58 60 61 61 62 58 56 56 58 60 61 61 62 59 57 56
MIN/MAX RH 31 90 29 92 28
RH 80 97 62 40 33 34 51 67 82 90 60 38 31 32 49 67 82 92 55 37 29 30
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S SW SW SW S S SE S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 6 6 11 10 9 11 10 11 10 9 10 8 6 9 9 8 4 4 4 6 8 11
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 15 17 10 21 61 26 34 9 7 7 0 6 32 32 15 3 8 3 2 5 15 23
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 2 7 9 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 2 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
VENT RATE 6 5 29 72 87 80 9 10 6 5 31 66 71 80 8 8 6 5 29 68 89103
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S
T WIND SPD 12 12 13 11 10 13 13 17 13 12 13 9 8 10 13 16 12 10 11 9 10 12
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 97 68 97 67 97 68 99
TEMP 74 66 92 95 76 69 93 95 75 68 91 94 76 69 93 96
DEWPT 59 61 58 54 57 59 56 52 58 58 55 51 52 53 51 48
MAX/MIN RH 84 24 71 22 71 22 57 18
RH 59 84 33 25 52 71 29 23 55 71 30 23 43 57 24 19
PWIND DIR S S S S E SE S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
OKZ002-172100-
GUYMON-TEXAS OK
36.69N 101.51W ELEV. 3100 FT
308 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
DATE FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 65 95 66 97
TEMP 67 63 78 87 92 90 79 74 69 66 80 90 94 93 80 75 69 66 82 92 97 95
DEWPT 60 62 62 60 58 58 60 61 62 61 62 60 58 58 59 61 62 62 62 60 58 57
MIN/MAX RH 31 85 29 87 27
RH 78 96 58 39 33 34 51 65 77 85 53 37 30 31 49 63 77 86 52 34 28 28
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE S S S SW SW S SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 5 10 9 10 11 10 10 9 6 8 5 8 10 9 6 5 4 4 8 9 11
CLOUDS FW FW CL B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%) 6 6 5 55 45 22 18 13 3 6 3 28 18 22 17 6 6 6 3 7 10 8
POP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <1 <1 3 7 8 7 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 8 <1 <1 <1 <1 3 8 10 9
VENT RATE 6 6 32 65 83 89 11 12 7 6 28 57 78 84 9 9 5 4 29 72100107
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S SW SW SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 13 12 10 11 13 18 19 14 12 11 8 9 12 16 17 12 10 10 10 11 13
RFTI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RFTI CATEGORY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DATE MON 07/20/26TUE 07/21/26WED 07/22/26THU 07/23/26
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 100 70 101 69 100 70 102
TEMP 77 69 95 98 79 72 95 98 78 70 93 96 78 71 95 98
DEWPT 60 61 59 54 57 59 57 54 57 58 56 52 52 54 52 49
MAX/MIN RH 78 22 64 22 66 21 55 18
RH 55 76 30 24 47 64 28 23 49 66 29 23 40 55 24 19
PWIND DIR S S S S E SE S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
BELOW IS A WEATHER ELEMENT KEY FOR THIS PRODUCT
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMIDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........20FT WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20FT WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED;
B1 = MOSTLY CLOUDY; B2 = CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
QPF 12HR(IN)........................LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOW SHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FLURRIES.......FLURRIES
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 6 = 6000 FEET; 12 = 12000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN 1000 FEET
VENT RATE(THOUSANDS OF KT-FT AGL)...VENTILATION RATE
EXAMPLE: 12 = 12,000 FEET; 120 = 120,000 FEET; <1 = LESS THAN THAN 100 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
RFTI................................RED FLAG THREAT INDEX
CATEGORY...
HS............HISTORICALLY CRITICAL
EX............EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CH............CRITICAL - HIGH
CL............CRITICAL - LOW
EL............ELEVATED
NO............NONE
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY...
EXAMPLE: W = WARNING; Y = ADVISORY; A = WATCH
IN EFFECT FOR THE INDICATED HOUR
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................20 FT. WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVG CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS
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